Constitutional & Administrative LawHilaire Barnett’s Constitutional and Administrative Law has provided generations of students with reliable, accessible and comprehensive coverage of the Public Law syllabus. Mapped to the common course outline, it equips students with an understanding of the constitution’s past, present and future by analysing and illustrating the political and socio-historical contexts which have shaped the major legal rules and principles of public law, as well as on-going constitutional reform. The 12th edition will address key recent developments including:
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Contents
GENERAL INTRODUCTION | |
Introduction | |
Sources of the Constitution | |
Summary | |
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTS | |
The Legislative Process | |
Scrutiny of the Executive | |
Daily Adjournment Debates | |
The House of Lords | |
Parliamentary Privilege | |
THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE | |
THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN | |
Freedom of Expression and Privacy | |
The Rule of | |
Uncertainty in the Western Rule of | |
Social Contract Theory | |
Marxism and the Rule of | |
Fuller and the Rule of | |
The Separation of Powers | |
The House of Lords | |
The Royal Prerogative | |
Parliamentary Sovereignty | |
THE EUROPEAN UNION | |
European Union Law and National | |
CENTRAL REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
The Privy Council | |
Responsible Government | |
Devolution and Local Government | |
A Voice for England? | |
PARLIAMENT | |
Constituencies | |
The Conduct of Election Campaigns | |
Political Party Funding | |
The Case For and Against Reforming the Simple Majority | |
Summary | |
Further Reading | |
Introduction to the House of Commons | |
The Organisation of Business | |
Freedom of Association and Assembly | |
State Security | |
Terrorism | |
JUDGES AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM | |
ADMINISTRATIVE | |
The Courts Interpretation of Public Bodies | |
The Basis for Judicial Review | |
The Existence of Alternative Remedies | |
Limitations on Judicial Review | |
Default Powers | |
Further Reading | |
The Substantive Grounds | |
The Constitutional Basis for Judicial Review | |
Illegality | |
Wednesbury Unreasonableness | |
The Doctrine of Proportionality | |
Procedural Impropriety | |
Tribunals and Inquiries | |
Tribunals and Inquiries | |
Further Reading | |
Ombudsmen | |
The Housing Ombudsman | |
Bibliography | |
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